The Interview Issue: Jeff Smulyan
Smulyan, a Democrat whose Emmis Communications Corp. owns radio stations relying on talk formats, has arrived at a principled acceptance of the phenomenon.
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The Interview Issue: Karen Ferguson
Karen Ferguson, formerly Crotchfelt, has helped steer the state’s largest daily newspaper through one of its most tumultuous periods.
When will corporate travel come back?
An industry coalition is launching an attack on the ‘AIG effect’ in the hope of restoring a lucrative niche.
Current to add Geist to growing newspaper stable
Current Publishing LLC, a Carmel-based firm which publishes five weekly newspapers covering parts of Hamilton and Boone counties, continues to thrive as the print news industry as a whole lags.
Traffic reporter, sales chief leave WISH ahead of CBS pullout
The loss of Julie Patterson and Julie Zoumbaris comes as Channel 8 prepares for life without its CBS affiliation and tries to make long-term deals with advertisers.
Pete the Planner uses humor, straight talk to become media sensation
Peter Dunn, a prolific tweeter who appears on broadcast outlets as well as in The Indianapolis Star, hopes the release of six books in January further builds his profile.
Indy Star loses bevy of sports veterans
The Indianapolis Star sports department in one month has lost four reporters and a columnist with a combined 123 years of experience at the paper.
Former WIBC news anchor Simpson lands new gig
Canned by WIBC in June, Steve Simpson will leave the Indianapolis market to anchor the morning news for Minneapolis’ top news-talk station.
Veteran Colts beat writer Chappell joining WRTV
Mike Chappell, who spent 30 years as a sportswriter with The Indianapolis Star before resigning Monday, has joined WRTV-TV Channel 6 as a writer and commentator, the station announced Tuesday morning.
WTHR-TV ends fee dispute with DirecTV
WTHR-TV Channel 13 was available to DirecTV subscribers again late Thursday night after the Indianapolis station and the satellite-TV provider reached an agreement in their dispute over fees.
Nuvo enters Bloomington market, eyes other college towns
Nuvo has entered a long-abandoned market, Bloomington, and is eyeing other Indiana college towns, particularly Muncie and West Lafayette, for expansion. The alternative free weekly newspaper has been working on the plan for six months.
Indy Star will be carrying lots of baggage to new home
Revenue for Gannett’s newspapers may continue to drift lower after the company breaks into two next year.
Ex-Indiana Secretary of State White gets Internet show
Former Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White might have been convicted of voter fraud, but he's getting his own Internet radio talk show.
WTHR-TV, DirecTV fail to reach fee agreement
WTHR-TV Channel 13 was no longer available to DirecTV customers on Monday after the Indianapolis station and the satellite-TV provider failed to reach an agreement in their ongoing dispute over fees.
Infighting bogs down digital billboards
Marion County is an untapped market for digital billboards despite years of lobbying by sign companies, and it’s not because of political opposition to the large, lighted signs. What’s holding back changes to the city code is industry feuding over the form of regulations that could determine their future market share.
After WISH drama, CBS reaches deal with Lin for other affiliates
CBS Corp. has agreed to renew affiliation agreements for 12 stations owned by Lin Media after it played hardball with the company and dropped its ties with WISH-TV in Indianapolis.
Ex-Indiana elections chief starts political blog
Former Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White has been stripped of office and he doesn't have a job, so he's turning to the Internet.
Time Warner Cable says major outages largely resolved
Time Warner Cable said Wednesday that service was largely restored after a problem that occurred during routine maintenance caused a nationwide outage of its Internet service for hours.
Loss of CBS affiliation slices $110M from Indy station’s value
How much value did the CBS network affiliation bring to WISH-TV Channel 8? About $110 million, if you believe the parent company’s calculation.
Social media campaign publicizes lifeline law
Students at 13 Indiana college campuses will receive social media messages about the state law that allows minors who have been drinking to report a medical emergency or a crime without getting in trouble.